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PROGRAM FOR NOVEMBER:
The Journal of Lothrop Baker, Acting Master of the
USS Powhatan during and after the Civil War
November 11, 2024

Meeting:  6 p.m.     Program:  6:30 p.m.
Capers Hall Auditorium, The Citadel
Sponsored by The Citadel's Department of History
(Citadel students may attend free of charge)

USS Powhatan

Program:  "The Journal of Lothrop Baker, Acting Master of the USS Powhatan during and after the Civil War"

The program will concentrate on the journal and letters of Acting Master Lothrop Baker of the USS Powhatan. The warship, which served in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, participated in the April 7, 1863 ironclad attack, capture of a blockade runner, and 1863 operations against Morris Island, S.C.

Presenter:  Brad Quinlan, who has a lilfelong and varied interest in American History, primarily the Civil War. With more than 10,000 hours, he is a master National Park Service VIP. At Kennesaw Mountain NBP, Quinlan has researched wayside exhibits. He was also the lead researcher and advisor for the park's film, "One Last Mountain" (recipient of three awards). He conducted research for exhibits at the new Cyclorama building, and the Atlanta History Center's "Civil War Turning Point" exhibit.

As a Civil War reenactor, Quinlan worked on 32 movies and TV shows. He was a background artist in the films, "Glory," "Gettysburg," "Andersonville," and an actor in the TV show, "Perfect Tribute." He was a researcher on the TV documentary, "The Untold Story of the Civil War," and an advisor for National Geographic's show, "Diggers." He also worked four episodes of "Who do you think you are?" In one episode, Quinlan took actor Matthew Broderick through the last three days of the life of his great-great-grandfather, Robert Martindale. A member of the 20th Connectucut Infantry, Martindale was killed on  July 23, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. He is buried in the Marietta National Cemetery.


 

Next Program


Dec. 9, 2024

Rick Hatcher will talk about "The Life of Major Robert Anderson." He will present his talk at Capers Hall Auditorium, The Citadel. More information will be provided soon.


 
Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table to
Take Spring Field Trip Feb. 28 to March 1

Bentonville Battle Field

Col. Wade Sokolosky

Gen. Joseph Johnston, CSA

Bentonville Battle

CSS Neuse Museum

Col. Wade Sokolosky, USA (Ret.), one of North Carolina's leading experts on the 1865 Carolinas Campaign, will lead the Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table's spring field trip to Kinston, N.C., from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2025. The field trip will be hosted by the Lenoir County Tourism Office. 

We will gather Friday evening, Feb. 28, for a reception at the Kinston-Lenoir County Visitor Center in Kinston. On Saturday, March 1, we will take a bus to tour battlefields at Averasboro, Bentonville and Wyse Fork. We will attend a pig roast at the CSS Neuse for lunch, and a banquet dinner at a restaurant in Kinston.

Col. Sokolosky presented our program on March 11. His presented was titled, "Palmetto Boys in the Old North State during the 1865 Carolinas Campaign."  (See Spring Field Trip for more)

     To participate in the spring field trip, you must do two things:

  1. Register at Eventbrite to receive tickets for Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table Kinston, North Carolina Field Trip, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 7 P.M. Cost: $150.00 per person, which includes two days of guided tours, a Friday evening reception, a pig roast at the CSS Neuse Museum, and a Saturday evening banquet dinner.
  2. Call the Mother Earth Motor Lodge in Kinston, N.C., at (252) 520-2000 to reserve a room. Note:  Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table Members receive a special rate.

 

PREVIOUS PROGRAM
Holding Charleston by the Bridle:
Castle Pinckney and the Civil War

Held on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at Capers Hall, The Citadel

Cliff Roberts, a member of The Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table, and Matthew Locke recently published the first book on Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor. For October's program, "Holding Charleston by the Bridle:  Castle Pinckney and the Civil War," the co-authors reviewed the history of the fort, emphasizing the garrison's colorful Civil War years.

The London Times informed its readers on the eve of the Civil War that Castle Pinckney had "been kept garrisoned, not to protect Charleston from naval attack from the ocean, but to serve as a bridle upon the city."

Roberts received his B.A. in Southern History from Vanderbilt University, and MBA from Emory University. This is his third book, and he is an active member of several historical, preservation and genealogical societies. Locke visited Charleston in 1999 from the Old Country where he was an officer in the British Civil Service. He is a passionate student of the Civil War, and was appointed in 2021 as the Guardian of Castle Pinckney by the SCV Fort Sumter Camp. (See Holding CHARLESTON by the Bridle for more)


 

Support Friends of the National Parks
  
 

As some of you may know, several of the Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table members also are associated with what, until recently, was called Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Historical Trust. Not long ago, the Trust "rebranded,", i.e., changed its name to better represent what it does. The Trust is now Friends of Charleston National Parks. Its mission is to help the National Park Service protect and preserve Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (Snee Farm Plantation), and the U.S. Coast Guard Historic District on Sullivan's Island (the lighthouse and the old life-saving station that are next to each other). With that in mind, Round Table board members are passing along this information knowing that those who are interested in one aspect of history often are interested in others. We encourage anyone who wishes to do so to support Friends of Charleston National Parks.

For more information, visit:   https://friendofscnp.org


 

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